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United States Patent | 5,256,002 |
Shimizu | October 26, 1993 |
The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for laying cable utilizing a cable receiver, a chute and a cable laying device. The cable laying device comprises a shuttle which is intended to travel through the chute and which has connected to it a cable and a rope. The rope pushes the shuttle along the chute and lays the cable.
Inventors: | Shimizu; Shohachi (Gifu, JP) |
Assignee: | Mirai Industry Co., Ltd. (Gifu, JP) |
Appl. No.: | 963443 |
Filed: | October 19, 1992 |
Dec 30, 1989[JP] | 1-344457 |
Current U.S. Class: | 405/154.1; 138/107; 248/49; 248/68.1; 405/183.5; 405/303 |
Intern'l Class: | F16L 001/00 |
Field of Search: | 405/154,303,195.1,203,202,169,170,207,168,171 138/107 248/68.1,49 254/134.3 FS 52/220,221 175/54 174/48,49,68.3,97 |
2824576 | Feb., 1958 | Jensen et al. | 174/68. |
2837324 | Jun., 1958 | Asbacker | 175/53. |
3233850 | Feb., 1966 | Merker et al. | 248/49. |
4271908 | Jun., 1981 | Robinson et al. | 174/47. |
4342519 | Aug., 1982 | Botrel et al. | 405/169. |
4625631 | Dec., 1986 | Vera | 138/107. |
4771699 | Sep., 1988 | Kaiserfeldt | 405/78. |
4793594 | Dec., 1988 | Kumpf | 254/134. |